A Wine Guide for a Joyful Season

By Petite Wine Traveler | December 20, 2023
Elegant gift box with bow on rustic wooden surface and soft bokeh background.

BY JAMIE KNEE   |   NOVEMBER 21, 2023 Holiday Wine Guide A Wine Guide for a Joyful Season With Petite Wine Traveler, your personal wine guide The holidays arrive with delightful chaos. You feel the rush of planning dinners, hosting friends, wrapping gifts, and welcoming family to your home. During this busy season, many turn…

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Steven Spurrier and the Evolution of English Sparkling Wine

By Petite Wine Traveler | December 25, 2021
Rolling hills with green fields and scattered trees under a cloudy sky.

By Jamie Knee As a luxury wine writer and globally recognized wine communicator, I have spent years exploring the world’s most intriguing wine regions, yet few stories captivate me like the rise of English Sparkling Wine. With climate shifts transforming cool-climate viticulture, England has emerged as an unexpected star. Rolling hills once known only for pastoral…

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South African Sparkling Wine

By Petite Wine Traveler | November 6, 2018
Two champagne glasses and a chilled bottle on a table by the window.

Let’s explore the effervescent delight of South African Sparkling Wine! Pét-nat is Champagne’s hip-cool kid sister…. and she’s the bubbly you definitely want to party with! It’s Champagne without the pretense or the price and it’s the bubbly of the moment. Pétillant Naturel, “naturally sparkling,†it’s shortened to pét-nat to make it even more cheeky!…

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